Ensemble undergarment



-May 10, 1927.

ENSEMBLE UNDERGARMENT Filed Jan. 2.2, 1926 2 Sheds-Sheet 1 i INVEA'TOR.Sara/11E. .Siwpa/wl,

D R A P E H s B. E S 7 2 9 1 0 1 a M ENSEMBLE UNDER GARMENT Filed Jan.29, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 s v... H r h. 4w:.|l1.

Patented May It), 1927.

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SABAH I]. I5. SHEPARD, Q LO'WELL, IVIAS$ACEUSETTS ENSEMBLEnnnsasnmvrnnr.

Application filed January 29, 1926. Serial No. 81,668.

This invention relates to womens apparel, more particularly to a.step-in undergarment of the ensemble type, and has for its object toprovide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a garment of the typereferred to comprising combined 'aist. skirt and drawers portions andwith the skirtportion provided with means for detachably connectingtherewith hose-supporters for anchoring the ensemble, when worn. to thehose of the wearer to prevent the bodily shifting of the garment asanentirety whenpositioned. upon the body of the wearer, and further toovercome any discomfort during the wearing of the ensemble.

A further object of the invention-is to orovide in a manner ashereinafter set forth a step-in undergarment of the ensemble type forovercoming the inconvenience to a wearer when independently arranging anunderwaist, a skirt and a pair of drawer; in position to be worn.

Further objects of the invention are to provide in a manner ashereinafter set forth, an undergarment of the ensen'ible type which iscomparatively simple in its construction and arrangement, strong.durable, thoroughly efficient in its use, and comparatively inexpensiveto manufacture With the foregoing and other objects in view, theinvention consists of the novel construction, combination and arangementof parts, as hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated inthe accompanying drawings wherein is shown an embodiment. of theinvention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations andmodifications can be resorted to which fall within the scope of theclaim hereunto appended.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote correspondingparts throughout the several views Figure 1 isa perspective view of thegarment.

Figure 2 is a like view of the garmentturned inside out looking towardsthe front thereof.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view in perspective of the garment turnedinside out looking towards the back thereof.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary view in vertical section.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary view in vertical section upon an enlargedscale of the front portion of the garment.

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 5, of the rear portion of thegarment.

Referring to the drawings in detail a stepin garment in accordance withthis invention comprises a combined underwaistand skirt portion and adrawers portion surrounding the-skirt and depending from theunderwais't. The combined under-waist and skirt is formed from aone-piece body portion in the form of a continuous, non-split band. Theunderwaist part is indicated at 1, the skirt part at 2 and the drawerspart at3. A lining l is provided for the skirt part 2 and for the lowerportion of the underwaist part 1. I

The combined underwaist and skirt portion is formed of a-ply or lengthof suitable fabric of the desired width and length preferably silkfolded upon itself transversely and having the opposed edges thereof secured together by stitching 7. The lining l is also formed from materialsimilar to that from which the combined underwaist and skirt is formed.The lining 4 is formed from a folded ply or piece of material of lesswidth, but of the same length as the ply from which the combinedunderwaist and skirt portion is made. The opposed ends of the ply ofmaterial from which the lining is formed are secured together by thestitching 7, and also by the latter to the combined underwaist and skirtportion. The top of the lining 4: is secured to the underwaist part 1 ata point a. substantial distance below the top of the latter by thestitching 8, and the bottom of the lining 1 is secured by the stitching9 to the lower edge of the skirt part 2. The combined underwaist andskirt part is of greater height than the height of the lining 4.

The drawers part 3 incloses the skirt part 2, and is secured at its topto the combined underwaistand skirt portion at the point of'mergence ofthe waist part 1 with the skirt part 2, by superposed rows of stitching10. or in other words, the top of the drawers part 3 is secured to thecombined underwaistand skirt or one-piece body por tion. ata point belowthe transverse center of the latter and in proximity to its lower end.The drawers part 3 is of materially greater length than the skirt part 2and depends a substantial distance below the latter. The drawers part 3is of greater width than the waist part 1 and is formed of a ply or l llpieee of tahrie oi the eame material as the waist and skirt pa rtcs. lheply 'troin nhieh the drawers part is termed is hent npon itselt and thehend 5 provided hy the tolds tul'ttl-i the hotton'i edge of the drawerspart 3. rtt'ter the ply has heen Folded it is rut; away at the sides ina tfttlt'llltltttl? manner and when the drawers part i l is secured tothe eonihined waist: and skirt: portion the aaid cut away portions atthe s des ot the drawers part 3 proride leg openines ill. The head itprovides a rroteh. tnextensire with the edee o't' aeh opening. as Wellas heine aeenred thereto and projeetine outwardly theret'ron'i ia arntlte l2. The ply or pier-e oi" tahriet with the rntlle attarheti. toea'h side edge thereot'. when Folded and secured to the skirt; part;provides a two told hotly open at eaoh side for a part of its length andwith the tree terminal portions of its lfolds inrlosine and dependingfrom the skirt part. The rows of Stitehine' seenre the side edgea at the"tree ends oi the 't'ol ls. in Siden'ise alutttinp; relation and turtherHtt'lllt! the tree ends of the folds to the skirt part and lining); thetrend"). hetween the folds ot the ply or piere ot 'tahrie. is o't'leialenrjtl: than i width ot' the latter.

Seenred to the outer hire at the :l'ront ol the skirt part 2 is a pairof reint'oreine 1ne1nhers t l which have their lower ode-es flush withthe hottoni edge out the skirt: part? 2, and the latter at the troutthereo'tf ia prorided with a pa r of hutton-holee 14- which extendthrough the menihers '13. The hotton-holes .tlprovide means toreonneetine lloEe supporters to to the ekirt, and ear h ot the supportersto at? its top is provided with a hutton to for pasnage through ahutitonhole It to seeure the supporter to the skirt part 2. Herured tothe outer face at the hark ot' the skirt part; is a pair of spacedeoinhined reinforcing and tah t'iormingrniene hero 1'?\ \rhieh dependhelow the hottotn edge of the kirt part 2. and eaeh has itsdependingportion 'ttit'l'littl with a hntton-hole l9. tor the passage ofa hutton 19 at the upper end ot a hone supporter 30 arranged at the hankot the skirt part 2. The men'ihers IT are arranged a greater (listaneeapart than the arrangement of the memhera 13 in spaced relation withrespeet, to eaeh other.

At the top of the skirt part 2, there is rem r75 hones.

it thought that the many advantages of an ensemble undere'arment. inaeeordantre with thief invention, can he readily nn Jlersteed, andalthough the preterred enihodimeat oi. the invention 18 as illustri tedand de erihed. yet it is to he understood. that ehane'es in the detailso'l. construction can be had nhieh will tall within the scope of theinvention as elainied.

What I rlaini is:---

fin under; sinent ot? the enaemhle step in type t'ttllt ii'tt-iltig aone-pieee hotly portion in the torni ot a eontinuous, non-split handproridine a roinhined nnderwaiat and Skirt part. a lining in the term ofa continuous, non-split hand tor and ot' heightthan the height of saidbody portion, meant; for eta-urine the upper end ol the lining to saidhody portion a suhstantial distance helow the top oil the latter. meanstor securing the lower end ot. the lining to the lower end of the hodyportion, a two-told hotly open at. eaeh side For a portion at ite lengthand with the head het'neen the folds of less length than the width oftheae latter thereby pro riding: a drawers part, the free ends of thefolds of said two-told hody positioned against the outer 't'aee o'tSttlCl hody portion at a point helow its transverse renter and inproximity to its lower end. rows o t? stitrlv ing: for securing the treeends (it the folds in eidenvise ahuttine relation and 'l'urther toreeeuring the tree ends of the folds to said hotly portion and lining andsaid head hetn'een the. i'olda l'orn'iing a eroteh and positioned at thelower end of said two-told hotly.

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